BOJ chief economist optimistic about Japan's short-term outlook

Further easing by the BOJ could also push share prices convincingly back above the 15-year high, which could, in turn, trigger a much-needed expansion of personal consumption, economists say.

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Tokyo

THE chief economist of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) on Monday offered an upbeat assessment of the short-term prospects for the world's third-largest economy, echoing the optimism expressed by BOJ governor Haruhiko Kuroda in an interview with The Business Times in the Azerbaijan capital